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1 Assassination

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5 AP CH 15 - Reconstruction

6 The Defeated South “There is a rancor in our hearts you little dream of. We hate you, sir." “There is a rancor in our hearts you little dream of. We hate you, sir."

7 4 Goals of Reconstruction 1. Restore peace and order, readmit states 1. Restore peace and order, readmit states 10% plan 10% plan Occupation by federal troops Occupation by federal troops

8 2. Provide freedmen with economic opportunity Freedmen’s Schools Freedmen’s Schools Land redistribution: 40 acres and a mule Land redistribution: 40 acres and a mule sharecropping sharecropping

9 3. Provide freedmen with civil rights 13 th, 14 th, 15 th Amendments 13 th, 14 th, 15 th Amendments KKK KKK Black Codes Black Codes

10 4. Punish former Confederates??? Davis? Lee? Plantation Owners? Soldiers? Davis? Lee? Plantation Owners? Soldiers? Land confiscation? Land confiscation? Prison? Prison? Execution? Execution?

11 Lincoln’s Plan Reconciliation Reconciliation Leniency Leniency 10% Plan 10% Plan

12 Congressional vs. Presidential Reconstruction

13 Johnson’s Plan – Restoration vs. Reconstruction Amnesty, pardons Amnesty, pardons Restored property (except slaves) in return for oath of loyalty Restored property (except slaves) in return for oath of loyalty Opposed voting rights for blacks Opposed voting rights for blacks

14 Johnson Impeachment

15 Women’ s Suffrage and Reconstruction

16 Life of Freed Blacks Joy of mobility Joy of mobility Reunification of families, legal marriages Reunification of families, legal marriages Black schools, churches Black schools, churches

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18 Sharecropping and Tenant Farmers

19 Southern Republicans Freed slaves Freed slaves Carpetbaggers Carpetbaggers Scalawags Scalawags

20 White Resistance / Redemption KKK denies Civil Rights KKK denies Civil Rights Enforcement Acts Enforcement Acts Use of military Use of military Suspension of HC Suspension of HC Supreme Court cases weaken Civil Rights and the 14 th Amendment Supreme Court cases weaken Civil Rights and the 14 th Amendment Democrats regain control Democrats regain control

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23 Growth of RR Western population growth Western population growth First “big business” First “big business” Vanderbilt, Gould Vanderbilt, Gould Marriage between Rep. Party and RR Marriage between Rep. Party and RR Other “Big businesses” Other “Big businesses” Rockefeller – Standard Oil Rockefeller – Standard Oil Carnegie – US Steel Carnegie – US Steel

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27 Liberal Republicans – Election of 1868 “Waving the bloody flag” “Waving the bloody flag” Demand for smaller govt. Demand for smaller govt. U.S. Grant U.S. Grant

28 Election of 1868

29 Depression of 1873 Bank, business failures Bank, business failures Unemployment Unemployment Social Darwinism? Social Darwinism? Business Cycle? Business Cycle?

30 Electoral Crisis of 1876 D – Tilden vs. R – Hayes D – Tilden vs. R – Hayes Disputed returns, no winner Disputed returns, no winner Electoral Commission (5,5,5) (8R, 7D) Electoral Commission (5,5,5) (8R, 7D)

31 Compromise of 1877 Hayes wins Hayes wins Fed money for southern improvements Fed money for southern improvements Southerner in cabinet Southerner in cabinet Non-interference (home rule) Non-interference (home rule) Removal of federal troops from south Removal of federal troops from south No way to enforce, protect No way to enforce, protect Slaves better or worse off? Slaves better or worse off?

32 Reconstruction: Success or Failure


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